Students from pre-primary to class IX to get typhoid vaccine at school: DGHS DG | News

DHAKA, Oct 12, 2025 (BSS) - Director General (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr Md Abu Jafor today said that students from pre-primary to class IX across the country will receive free typhoid vaccines at their respective schools till November 13, as the campaign began today. He said this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the "Typhoid Vaccination Campaign 2025" at Maple Leaf International School in the capital's Dhanmondi as the chief guest. The DG said that from today, all children aged between nine months and 15 years across the country will be brought under typhoid vaccination. Out-of-school children will get vaccinated at community-level EPI centres. "The campaign has started today. No child will be left...